Category Archives: music

lots of pictures of a digger

I’m not actually trying to appeal to an entirely new demographic (three year old boys) but I like the contrasts here; well I like the colors, the conflicting realities of the situation are not quite so pleasing. Wind turbines are great but lovely trees being destroyed to make way for them seems an ironic destruction. [...]

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amid the snow

Whoops, no blog posts for a bit! We were blocked in for two weeks, then ran madly around buying food and Christmas. I do prefer Yule, no purchase required In the midst of this we had a sad happening with the loss of Fantine. She was 20 years old and very frail but we all [...]

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this morning

setting the above as my desktop (click for bigger image – creative commons so anyone can download) doing: 5 Tibetans listening: Gregorian Chant (CD bought on our visit to Pluscarden Abbey a couple of years ago) reading: The Abundance Book and The Wine of Angels off to pick almost the last of the blackcurrants for a smoothie [...]

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mellow

 a very mellow listen: Deltadream - based on the ancient lost Solfeggio frequency “Ut”, a tone linked with releasing guilt and fear, the shorter track there is a free download.   mellow and cooling eat: minted noodle soup books weve been mellowing out to in the sun: Named of the Dragon, a gentle mystery, writers, Arthurian and Tudor [...]

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a mouse and relaxation

 We bought some Relax Kids CDs at Findhorn years ago and they have been used to great effect for relaxation and self esteem boosting ever since. They now have many new titles for children and teens and a wonderful website where you can listen to excerpts Related posts:Burghead then homefrogseasonal and busy

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Scott James – X Factor contestant with aspergers

Article in The Sun about Scott’s life. Related posts:curious mindswere back and articlemusic, history and the future

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nature

The Lotus Sutra chanted and wiki Wonderful thing twitter, you can follow who you wish and get inspired of a morning Related posts:girls go up the mountainif music be the food of love…green

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getting better all the time…

better.. oh, better… I used to get mad at my school the teachers that taught me weren’t cool (I have always heard ’were cruel’) You’re holding me down, turning me round Filling me up with your rules…Sgt. Pepper being one of our purchases in Glasgow, this is going round in my head Had a fun sleepover this [...]

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Burns Night

O Caledonia! stern and wild, Meet nurse for a poetic child! Land of brown heath and shaggy wood, Land of the mountain and the flood, Land of my sires! what mortal hand Can e’er untie the filial band That knits me thy rugged strand! (The Lay of the Last Minstrel, Sir Walter Scott) After dancing [...]

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embalming…

Had a fascinating afternoon yesterday learning all about embalming. This is one of Moonrabbit Lucy’s many areas of expertise, one of her 4 current jobs, and I’d asked her to give us a talk on it :) It was an excellent lesson - we studied veins, arteries, bones, tissues, diseases, tools of the trade, the history of embalming, chemicals used… [...]

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